University of Vermont

WATCH: SpongeBob, Patrick Rap At Graduation

Posted 05.21.2012

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Nickelodeon president Cyma Zarghami brought out two special guests at the University of Vermont's commencement ceremony -- SpongeBob Squarepants and P...

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Students Just Not as Active as They Used to Be

Becky Hayes | Posted 05.28.2012

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Becky Hayes

With students focusing on other aspects of college life, it looks like that fight-for-a-cause activism has burned out. If we chose to unite on a single issue that affects a large percentage of the student body, we would have much more success in actually making a difference.

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University of Vermont Frat Asks Members: Who Would You Like To Rape?

AP | LISA RATHKE | Posted 02.13.2012

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MONTPELIER, Vt. — A University of Vermont fraternity has been suspended while school officials, national organization leaders and police investi...

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Romantic Scandal Rocks University Of Vermont

Posted 10.12.2011

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Students aren't the only ones capable of causing romantic drama on college campuses. Enter Rachel Kahn-Fogel, the wife of former University of Verm...

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The Most Expensive Public Colleges For In-State Students

Posted 08.16.2011

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Considering staying in your home state for college? Some schools are certainly more of a tuition bargain than others. On Tuesday, US News and Wor...

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Billie Jean King Hits Several Tennis Balls Into The Crowd At Vermont Graduation

AP | Posted 07.23.2011

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BURLINGTON, Vt. — Tennis great Billie Jean King told University of Vermont graduates that relationships are everything because "you never know w...

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How Two 50-Something Women Put Vermont on the Path Toward Single-Payer Health Care

Wendell Potter | Posted 07.09.2011

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Wendell Potter

While several states are suing the federal government to block health care reform and dragging their feet on implementing any part of it, Vermont this week will be taking a giant leap in the other direction.

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University Of Vermont President Stepping Down

Vermont Cynic | Posted 05.25.2011

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After 10 years as President of the University of Vermont, Daniel Mark Fogel announced his resignation that will become effective on July 1, 2012....

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Fed A Diet Of Algorithms, Vermont Prof's Robots Evolve

The Burlington Free Press | GLENN RUSSELL, Free Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you had to choose the word that best describes the robots Josh Bongard has been working with lately, "robotic" would not be it....

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The GREENEST Colleges (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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More and more schools are taking initiative to decrease their environmental impact -- but only a few can take the top green spots. Here are the school...

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Professors: Being Unbiased In Classroom 'Impossible'

Vermont Cynic | Posted 05.25.2011

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At a school known for both its liberal students and professors, some students question whether their tuition money is paying for the facts or a profes...

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Sex, Drugs And Secrets Fill Burlington Website

Vermont Cynic | Posted 05.25.2011

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Suicide, sex and drugs are the types of personal issues that students don't always share with the world. However, BTownSecrets.com is a new website...

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UVermont Copes With Murder Of Pre-Frosh

Vermont Cynic | Posted 05.25.2011

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The murder of prospective student Olivia Marchand has left the University of Vermont Student Government Association wondering how the student body sho...

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America's Greenest Colleges: Did Your School Make the Grade?

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

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Avital Binshtock

While the good folks at U.S. News and World Report ascribe certain measurements of prestige to their college rankings, we rated schools based on what matters most to us.

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Jason Linkins

Ben Stein Dropped As University of Vermont Commencement Speaker

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to the Burlington Free Press, bit-actor and intelligent design enthusiast Ben Stein will no longer be serving as this year's University of V...

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